Surgical appliance.



M. E. MANNEY.

SURGICAL APPLIANCE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.Z6,1912.

1,066,934. Patented July 8, 1913 Win/5 55s [NVf/VTUK W 9 I JZmyZ/KizvzmWarn 0 MARY'E. 'MANNEY, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SURGICAL APPLIANCE.

Specification 0t LettersPatent'.

Application filed Aug'ust 26, 1912. Serial "No. 716,955.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it .known that I, MARY E. MANNEY, a citizen of the United States,residing in Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Surgical Appliances, of which the followingis a specification.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a surgical appliancewhich may be secured to the body of a person upon whom a surgicaloperation has been performed, the device being particularly useful inoperations of that character in which an incision has been made in theabdominal wall of the patient. This invention will not only protect sucha wound or incision, but will also collect any pus which may gather ator exude from the incision; and the pus having been collected, may besubjected to microscopic or other examination and thus enable theattending surgeon to determine certain matters concerning the health andcondition of the patient, if so desired.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of thehereinafter-described invention; Fig. 2 is a view in elevation of thatparticular member which directly engages the body of the patient, theview showing that side of said member which comes opposite to the body;and Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3, Fig. 1'.

The body of the patient comes into direct contact with a sheet 1. Thissheet is made from fine rubber or other similar pliable material, andthqmember 1 tapers in thickness outwardly from its middle, beingthickest at its outer edges and thinner in the mid dle, as best shown inFig. 3. The thinnest part of the member 1 is cut away so as to' leave aperforation 2, the size and shape of said perforation depending upon thechar'ac ter of the incision and of the operation. which has beenperformed, the device beingapplied in such manner that the perforation 2comes directly over and in registration with the incision or 'wound inthe body 3 of the patient. Projecting outwardly from the perforatedmember 1 are walls 4:, which walls, together with the'sheet l, terminatein a funnel-like end 5. A cap or protector 6, the edges 7 of which fitover the walls 4 (see Fig. 3) may be used in connection with the deviceand said cap 6 may be secured either to the funnel-like end 5 or in anyother manner. The cap 6 is provided with perforations 8, which permltventilation,

and the cap may be moved from the full l1 n e position in Fig. 1 to. thedotted'line position in said figure whenever the surgeon desires toinspect the condition of the wound.

To the funnel-like end'5 a hose 9 is secured and this hose 10, therebeing a glass tube 11 intermediate hose 9 and bag 10. Just outside ofthe walls 4 are the ribs 12 and 13, to which the straps or belts 14 and15 are adapted to be secured.

The method of operation and use of the invention is as. follows: Theappliance is strapped to the body of the patient in such Patented July8, 1913.

extends to a small bag position that the perforation 2 is in regis- Itration with the wound or incision. The straps and belts will hold theappliance so that the pliable sheet will be tightly pulled against thebod sheet I will con orm in shape to that part of the body whichsaidsheet touches. The edge of the perforation 2 being very thin, the samewill fit tightly a ainst the patients body so as to leave absol iitelyno space be tween the sheet 1 and the patients body. Any pus or liquidwhich may escape from the wound 'or incision will pass through theperforation 2 and over the edge of said perforation, and from thence itwill be carried down through the funnel 5 and into the enlargement 16 ofthe pipe 11 or into the bottle 10. It will be obvious, of course, thatwhen the appliance is strapped upon the patients bodythe funnel 5 willbe pointed downwardly, and it will be equally obvious that many changesin the details of construction may be made Without departing from thescope of the invention.

I claim as my invention:

1. Asurgical appliance comprising a sheet of flexible material, saidsheet be ng provided with a perforation, said sheet being taported inthickness, the thinnest portion being adjacent said perforation, meansfor securing said sheet to the patients body, and means for collectingthe liquid or other matter passing through said perforation.

2. Asurgical appliance comprising a sheet of flexible material providedwith a perfora tion and tapering in thickness outwardly from saidperforation, a wall adjacent the outer ed e of said sheet, a capcooperating with said wall so as to seal said perforation, means forsecuring the appliance to the body of the patient, and means forcollectof the patient, and said.

ing the liquid or other matter which passes through said perforation.

3. Asurgical appliance comprising a sheet of flexible material providedwith a perforation and tapering in thickness outwardly from saidperforation, a funnel-like member with which said sheet is connected,means for collecting the liquid or other matter which passes throughsaid funnel, and means for securing said perforated sheet upon the bodyof the patient.

4. A surgical appliance comprising a sheet of flexible material providedwith a perforation and tapering in thickness outwardly from saidperforation, loops secured to said sheet, and straps or bandages inconnection with said loops, said straps being adapted to bind said sheetupon the body of the patient, and means in connection with said sheetfor collecting the liquid or other matter which passes through saidperforation.

5. Asurgical appliance comprising a sheet of flexible material providedwith a perforation and tapering in thickness outwardly from saidperforation, loops secured to said sheet, and straps or bandages inconnection with said loops, said straps being adapted to bind said sheetupon the body of the patient, and means in connection with said sheetfor collecting the liquid or other matter which passes through saidperforation, there being a protecting cap in connection with said sheet,said cap being adapted to cover over said perforation.

6. Asurgical appliance comprising a sheet of flexible material providedwith a perforation and tapering in thickness outwardly from saidperforation, loops secured to said sheet, and straps or bandages inconnection with said loops, said straps bein adapted to bind said sheetupon the b0 y of the patient, and means in connection with said sheetfor collecting the liquid or other mat- .ter which passes through saidperforation,

there being a perforated cap in connection with said sheet, said capbeing adapted to cover over said perforation.

7. Asurgical appliance comprising a sheet of flexible material providedwith a perforation and tapering in thickness outwardly In testimonywhereof I have hereunto afiixed my name in the presence of twowitnesses.

MARY E. MANN EY.

Witnesses:

RoB'r. KLo'rz, Jos. MAIER.

